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PEN ARGYL A Pen Argyl man who borough police say was driving drunk when he almost hit an off-duty Bangor police officer's vehicle was charged Friday. Gregory P. Vanecek, 36, of 201 W. Main St., was arraigned on charges of drunken driving, simple assault, terroristic threats, harassment, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and reckless driving before District Judge Adrianne Masut of Wind Gap, police said. Police said the charges stemmed from an incident at 7:52 p.m. Tuesday when police were dispatched to W. Main and A streets for a report of a disturbance.

An Easton bicycle rider will be cited by police for reckless driving after he was struck by a car yesterday outside the McDonald's parking lot. James Ryerson, 16, of 358 W. St. Joseph St., was riding on the sidewalk when he rode into the street and into the path of a car driven by Ed Jenkins, 37, of 423 Northampton St., Easton, police said. Ryerson told police he never saw the car. Jenkins told police he was heading out of the parking lot and turning left onto Larry Holmes Drive when the bike came off the sidewalk and directly in front of him. Jenkins said he tried to stop, but couldn't.

FORKS TOWNSHIP A Wilson man faces charges after a crash last week in Forks Township that left him and two others injured. Ezra J. Poff, 22, of 2101 Hay St. is being charged with reckless endangerment and traffic offenses in connection with the April 9 crash on Uhler Road, Forks police said. Poff, his passenger and the driver of the other car were hurt in the accident. Police said Poff had been drinking, but his blood-alcohol ratio was below .10 percent, the level at which a driver is presumed guilty of drunken driving in Pennsylvania.

As usual, Theatre Outlet has produced an extraordinary play in Craig Lucas's "Reckless," a comedy of guilty memories. As usual, anyone with a taste for the offbeat will be gratified by the result. Not entirely and consistently gratified, maybe, but pleased enough to want more. "Reckless" gets most of its laughs from incongruities, including some pretty painful ones. The personnel roster at a Hands Across the Sea Peace Foundation consists of one sullen, uncommunicative, possibly homicidal clerk and a manager who calls the objects of his philanthropy "illiterate, unskilled, underfed ignoramuses."

By Diana Morse Special to The Morning Call - Freelance | December 6, 2005

If you're looking for an upside-down-to-earth holiday story, be a little "Reckless." In what could be described as "A Christmas Carol" for cynics, the comic tragedy at Allentown's Theatre Outlet is a rollicking farce that Shakespeare would have enjoyed. Switched identities, poisonings, familial rejection and a bizarre game show wreak havoc on author Craig Lucas' wretched characters, who grasp at each other like people clawing at twigs as they fall off a steep cliff. The energetic cast presents the dark comedy as a refreshing -- some would say shocking -- alternative to traditional seasonal offerings.

Lower Saucon Township police have charged a juvenile with reckless driving after an incident April 12. According to police, a car operated recklessly hit a stop sign and damaged the property of Paul Perverzoff at Apple Street and Wilhelm Road, then left the scene. There was no estimate of damage. The vehicle was found later, and the driver was interviewed, police said.

An Easton lawmaker's proposal to stiffen fines for reckless truck drivers was finally passed by the General Assembly this week, but now may face a veto by Gov. Robert P. Casey. Rep. Robert Freeman's proposal would subject reckless drivers who overturn their trucks to fines of $500 to $1,500. "The current fine level is a joke," Freeman said. A reckless driver could overturn a truck and now face a fine of only $52.50, including court costs. Freeman's proposal came out of his work on the Cemetery Curve Task Force, which looked for ways to improve safety on a dangerous stretch of Route 22 in Easton from 4th to 13th streets, where several trucks overturned in 1987.

A Bethlehem man is charged with driving under the influence of prescription drugs in an August crash in which police said he nearly hit a woman he had been arguing with. Christopher Steven Knoll, 32, of 1611 Kaywin Ave. is charged with driving under the influence of Xanax, careless driving, reckless driving, speeding, failing to stop at a stop sign and reckless endangerment. He's in Northampton County Prison under $20,000 bail. Knoll was arraigned on the charges Monday night before District Judge Michael Koury According to court records: Shortly after 2 a.m. Aug. 11, police were called to a hit-and-run crash on Center Street.

By Myra Yellin Outwater Special to The Morning Call - Freelance | December 1, 2005

Craig Lucas' "Reckless" has been described as "a comic parable for a troubled Christmas season." Indeed, improbable disasters befall Rachel, the play's heroine, mere minutes after the opening as she realizes her husband has hired a hit man to kill her on Christmas Eve. After escaping through a window dressed only in a nightgown and robe, she heads off on a journey where she meets and befriends -- and is befriended by -- some of society's misfits....

Jim Moore doesn't duck. As president of Camelback, the region's most popular ski area, Moore might want to forget the recent death on his slopes of a young out-of-control skier. But at a dinner party last weekend, he used the unfortunate accident to dramatize a problem plaguing all resorts - excessive speed. Moore admitted that he had been advised against publicizing the problem: "Some of my friends feel I'll hurt the industry by frightening our customers. "But our patrons pay us good money and they don't want to be scared to hell by reckless skiers.